Health insurance cards the new ‘it’ item for ID thieves

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

The Federal Trade Commission estimates that up to 9 million Americans are victims of identity theft each year through stolen driver’s licenses, credit cards and Social Security numbers. And now those thieves have a new target: health insurance cards. Criminals are using the cards to obtain medical treatment, drugs and, ...

Health Care Identity Theft

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

When people think about identity theft most people imagine someone applying for a credit card and spending a lot of money. Others might image them getting a drivers license and committing crimes under the umbrella of their identity. What if identity theft meant getting medical treatment with your identity? Medical ...

Extortion in the Health Care System

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

One of the largest pharmacy prescription processors announced Thursday that it’s being threatened by extortionist and if they don’t meet their payment demands the extortionist are going to release the information of millions of Americans.